The power mix in the U.S. is changing, and while it is forcing the coal industry out, the development of a cleaner mix of fuels is a positive for the power grid. For more information, see this report about the additions that support the diversity and reliability of power systems.

The Department of Energy announces a 30 million dollar US-India consortium to increase efforts for more reliable energy in both countries. This partnership allows for a more advanced distribution grid, as well as the collaboration of resources, laboratories and industries. Read more about the project here.

Will developments in solar technology make utility grids obsolete? In this video, Branko Terzic, former FERC and state commissioner and utility CEO shows why solar roofs can only go so far when it comes to powering your home.

As consumer interest in clean energy choices continues to increase, electricity providers begin to invest in distributed energy resources. Utilities can take notes and incorporate the transactive energy into their business models. Read more about DER.

The Clean Energy Technology Center developed a quarterly policy tracker that outlines the efforts of each state when it comes to grid modernization. Read more about how CETC encourages an era of new energy technology.

Utilities and transmission system owners are pressured to step up their vegetation management practices in order to guarantee the safety of their transmission lines and their brands. Read more about environmental concerns and secrets to vegetation management success.

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry ordered a 60-day review of the energy grid to help determine how to balance electric reliability with state policies that prioritize less stable renewable energy sources. Learn more about the review.

Though the Clean Power Plan is currently stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court, EIA expects the retirement of coal plants to drive new electric capacity. Though a repeal of the CPP could also have a significant impact. Learn more.

The largest independent electricity transmission company in the country, ITC Holdings Corp. invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve reliability, expand access to markets, lower the costs of delivered energy and allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems. ITC operates in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.